Cambodia’s COVID-19 tally reached 136,407 after the detection of 17 new cases of COVID-19, all of locally transmitted Omicron variant, pointed out a press release of the Ministry of Health made public this morning.
At the same time, the ministry announced the recovery of 9 more patients; bringing the total cured cases in the Kingdom to 133,267, and registered zero new death; the death toll remains at 3,056 for approximately 90 days in a row.
The Kingdom began to register new cases of COVID-19 since June 29, 2022 after 52 days of zero infection.
In a special voice message yesterday evening, Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen appealed to his compatriots to increase their vigilance against the COVID-19 pandemic as the Omicron subvariants – BA.4 and BA.5 – are spreading in the country.
The Premier reaffirmed that there will be no closure of towns, schools and markets, but urged once again his fellow citizens to adhere to the health safety rules, particularly the “Three Dos, Three Don’ts” measure and to get vaccinated, both the basic and booster doses.
The first COVID-19 case was reported in Cambodia in late January 2020 in Preah Sihanouk province.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press